Appendage garment.



L. H. SANDS.

Patented June 20; 1916.

iJn'rrEn sTAs LEA HOFFMAN SANDS, OF SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA.

A?PENDAGE GARMENT.

Specification of Letters Eatent.

Application filed March 1, 1916. Serial No. 81,M1.

- specification.

My in vention relates to thesupport and adjustment of a womans napkin for use in the usual way, and has for its object the PIOYlSlUII of a. combined under shirt and napkin supporter for women which shall be comfortable in every ,respect to the wearer; wlnchshall contain no stilt material; .in which the appendage; shall be free,

beginning at a point above the waist line, thus lea ring the shirt free below this point; in which the. position of the elastic appendage strip upon the shirt, combined with the clastirity of the garment itself, produces a maximum of comfort; and in which the napkin. attaclnnent to and removal from the appendage is greatly Facilitated.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combiilation of parts hereinafter des ribed, and claimed, and illustrated in perspective in the accoin-panying drawing, portions being broken away to show the details o-l? construction.

Referring to the drawin A. represents the undershirt or garment which is made of; i-iblred" or other form fitting or elastic material. Inside the shirt A are locatcd, strips B and ll, whiclrare preferably similar in construction and similarly located and attached to the shirt, one in the front arid the other in the back thereof, so that the (.lescription of one will suilice for both. Strip B is made of flexible elastic material, such as cotton fabric having these qualities, and is suitably attached to the shirt, as by being woven thereto. It is centrally located I and is attached from a point 7) near the neck toa point 6 inmualiatclyabove the mist l ine, from which latter pointdowir ward it is unattachd and extends to constitutev an api'icndage for the attachment of a napkin. 'lowardthe lower end of appendage '0 I provide one or more eyelets, 1) preferably of non-corrodible metal or other material for the ready attachment of the napkin by means of safety pins 0 or other fasteners. This is of great advantage for two reasons, flush-because such pins or fasteners would otherwise tear the fabric of the appendage or tab, and second, be-

cause when thetab is Wet or even moist, it

is diflicult to insert the pin.

A combined garment and napkin supporter constructed as above described, has many advantages. The strips are, by reason of their position, elastically supported by the garment, and are themselves elastic, thus permitting; the utmost freedor'n of movement of the body. If they were made of inelastic material and otherwise disposed, as, for instance, extending over the shoulders and diagonally across the back and breast, they would seriously interfere With the movements of the body and produce great discomfort. By employing elastic strips, furthermore, the elasticity of the shirt and of the strips simultaneously is utilized for the support, and a maximum of clluaeney and comfort results.

Patented June 2c, 1916. d

The,arrangement oi weaving the strips into the garment itself does notwletract from the garment as an undershirt, and the elasticity of both garment and the strips acts more perfectly.

.liy having the appendage or tab unattached from. a point above the waist line downward, the entire shirt is left free for drapery below the waist and at the same time another garment may be adjusted around the waist under the shirt, as is frequentlydesircd, without interfering with the napkin support.v

llaving described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent oi the United States, is:

A garment of the class described comprisinn an undershirt of elastic material, an integral. strip of elastic material centrally located inside the front of said shirt and woven into. the material thereof from a point adjacentthe neck to a point adjacent the waist line, said strip extending thence.

unattached and provided with means for the attachment of a napkin, and a similar str p located. in like manner in the hack of said shirt.

In testimony whereof I a tlix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

LEA HOFFMAN SANDS.

VVitn-sses:

A. (J. QUANn'r, Jr., R. C. Koonn. 

